Mansilla + Tuñón   Spain   On a vantage site of Madrid’s cityscape, by the Royal Palace and overlooking the Campo del Moro from the plaza of the Almudena, the museum is surrounded by heterogeneous and complex heritage. The project is based on two fundamental principles on an u

Mansilla + Tuñón   Spain   Como un muro de contención habitado, el nuevo museo ocupa un espacio enterrado que prolonga el basamento del Palacio Real; se consiguen así los dos objetivos de la propuesta: que pase a formar parte del paisaje de la cornisa poniente de Madrid y que

Like a jewelry box, a treasure chest, or a Wunderkammer, the Royal Collections Gallery opened its doors in the city of Madrid last 28 June to showcase its extraordinary architecture, in addition to its no less extraordinary collection of objects whic

Royal Collections

The New Museum of Madrid. Two decades have been necessary to complete the great center called to collect the treasures of the Spanish crown. The project was already considered during the Second Republic, but it did not start to take shape until the c

Palace matters take time. That is why two decades – practically the same as Philip II with his Escorial – have been necessary to complete the great center called to collect the treasures of the Spanish crown. The project was already considered during

Manuel Blanco   The new museum, one of the largest cultural complexes built in decades, showcases its collections along the two main levels, each devoted to one of the reigning dynasties. 

Emilio Tuñón   A linear volume is attached to the slope that historically marked the border of the city, establishing with its rigorous granite facade a formal and material dialogue with the Royal Palace. 

Pedro Moleón   The physical and symbolic magnitude of the work by Mansilla+Tuñón brings to life a long-held yearning of showing an art collection treasured for centuries by the kings of Spain.